Coin-receiving box for vending-machines.



W. l. RAVERT. COIN RECEIVING BOX FOR VENDING MACHINES. APPLICATION HLEDAUG-26, I917.

1,297,732. Patented Mar. 18,1913a.

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WILLIAM ISAAC RAVERT, 0F HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 STANDARDAUTOMATIC MACHINE COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORA- TIONOF DELAWARE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed August 24, 1917. Serial No. 188,012.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM I. RAVERT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hazleton, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Coin-Receiving Box forVending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to coin receiving boxes for vendingmachines, and its object is to provide a coin receiving box which may bebodily inserted in and removed from the vending machines, to be lockedin the machine when in place therein, and to provide a visible portionexterior to the machine capable of receiving coins which have passedthrough the coin side of the vending machine and to automaticallydeposit these coins into the box for future removal.

The invention comprises an elongated drawer-like box considerably longerthan wide, and at one end having an upstanding portion with atransparent cover and a yieldable bottom for the reception of coins andthe retention'of such coins until a sufficient number have accumulatedto cause them to; discharge into the body of the box out of sight of anobserver.

The box is made readily insertible and removable with respect to thevending machine and arranged to be locked in the vendin}; machineagainst unauthorized removal, while means are provided for properlyregistering the temporary coin receptacle with the coin chute of thevending machine.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing de- 1 tailed description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification, with thefurther understanding that, while the drawings show a practical form ofthe invention, the latter is not confined to any strict conformity withthe showing of the drawings but may be changed and modified so long assuch changes and modifications come within the scope of the appendedclaims;

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of one corner of a vending machineshowing the coin receiving box in place;

Fig. 2 is a front to rear vertical section indicated at 2 in Figs. 2 and3 without any attempt at illustrating the details thereof. Suchmechanism is usually provided with a manipulating push bar 3 and areceptacle 4 for the articles discharged from the vending side of themachine. The coin-controlled mechanism is provided with a coin chute 5constituting the discharge chute and terminating in a lipor projection 6extending beyondthe outer or front face of the casing'for a shortdistance and for a purpose to be described.

The casing 1 is provided with an opening 7 immediately below the lip 6of the coin chute 5 through which a portion of the device constitutingthe subject of the present invention is introduced. V

For the purposes of the invention, there is a drawer-like elongatedreceptacle '8 of a size to enter through the opening 7 and extend to orclose to an abutment 9. The drawer-like receptacle 8 may, in the main,be made of a single piece of sheet metal properly bent'into shape withone portion forming a back end 10 which may be utilized in theparticular arrangement shown in Fig. 2 to constitute a keeper for a lock11 accessible from the exterior of the casing 1 and mounted in one sidethereof in any appropriate manner; No attempt is made to show anyparticular form of lock, since in the practical embodiment of theinvention any approved type of lock may be employed. a

At the end of the receptacle 8 remote from the back .or closure 10 is anupstanding extension 12 rising to an appropriate distance above the topof the receptacle or drawer 8 and there provided with. a top closure inthe form of a glass pane 13, which, when the drawer is inserted into thecasing 1 to the full extent, is exterior to the casing and permits readyinspection of the interior of the corresponding portion of the drawer.That part of the upstanding portion 12 toward the back of the drawer 8is provided with a partition 14 through which there is an elongatedupstanding slot 15 of a size to permit the passage of an appropriatecoin when the latter is standing on edge and the lip 6 is projectingthrough the lower end of the slot 15.

The purpose of the lip 6 is not only to guide a coin, which latter isshown at 16 in Figs. 2 and 3, but also serves to centralize or registerthe primary coin-receiving part of the drawer and its slot 15 withthecoin chute, whereby there is no liability of an approaching coin lodgingagainst the partition 14 and preventing the coin from reaching theinterior of the upstanding portion 12. r

The drawer 8 has an interior chamber 16 extending its full length, andthe upstanding portion 12 has a chamber 17 into which the coins aredischarged through the passage or slot 15. The chamber 16 and 17 aretemporarily separated by a door or plate 18 supported by pivots 19 nearthe front of the coin receiving door and beyond the pivots 19 the dooror plate '18 carries a weighted member 20 overbalancing the door 18 soas to normally maintain it closed in contact with the lower edge of thepartition 14:, the door or plate 18 then being'about level.

The weight 20 is such that when two or three coins are lodged on thedoor 18, the addition of another coin is sufficient to overbalance theweight 20 and discharge all of the coins into the compartment 16 of themoney drawer, the door 18 immediately returning to the closed positionby reason of the overbalancing action of the weight 20. By this means, acustomer, after inserting a coin into the vending machine and operatingthe plunger 3, may see the inserted coin reach the compartment 17,thereby being apprised that the-coin has properly operated the vendingmachine and may therefore look to the receptacle 4 for the vendedarticle.

By arranging the door 18 in the manner to overbalance under the weightof two or three coins, it is an easy matter to note that the particularinserted coin has reached the compartment 17, for not only will thenoise 0t impact draw the attention of the customer to the compartment17, but sut'icient time will elapse before the dumping action of thedoor 18 takes place for the observer to ascertain that the inserted coinhas reached the compartment 17.

Moreover, with only one or two coins or three coins at the most, visiblewithin the compartment 17, there is no incentive for one maliciouslyinclined to attempt to rob the machine by breaking the glass pane 13,since the amount to be obtained is too small to warrant the risk ofdiscovery.

When it is desired to remove the coin receiving box or drawer from thevending machine, it is only necessary to unlock the drawer and then thewholedevice may be taken from the casing 1 exposing the interior of thedrawer or box 8 for the removal of coins deposited therein, but notvisible through the pane or window 18-, since the compartment 16 ishidden from view by the door or plate 18 when the coin box is properlylodged within the casing 1.

The width of the coin box 8 need only be such as to properly positionwith relation to the coin chute 3, which latter in certain kinds ofvending machines is located close to one side of the vending machine,and in the particular arrangement shown in the drawings, dischargesbeneath the manipulating plunger 3.

In order to support the shelf 18 by its pivots 19, the orresponding endportions of the sides of the drawer 8 are provided with side flanges 21having certain portions '22 slit so as to provide ears which may bepierced tor the reception of the pivot pins 19 and by bending the ears22 toward each other, there is provided a convenient means for holdingthe shelf 18 in place so that it may be readily removed when desiredwithout dismantling anything.

What is claimed is 1. A coin receiving box for vending machines havingan elongated portion for insertion into and removal from the machine andprovided with an upstanding end at substantially right angles theretoand arranged to be located exterior to the machine, said end having atransparent pane or window for inspection of the interior of theupstanding portion. I I l 2. A coin receiving box for vending machineshaving an elongated portion for insertion into and removal from themachine and provided with an upstanding end at substantially rightangles thereto and arranged to be located exterior to the machine; saidend having a transparent pane or window for inspection of the interiorof the upstanding end, and said upstanding end being provided with anupstanding rear partition having an elongated slot therethrough to admita coin to the interior of the upstanding end, the upstanding end alsohaving a yieldable shelf or plate dividing the upstanding end from theelongated portion of the coin box.

3. The combination with a vending machine having a coin chute thereinwith a projecting lip at the discharge end, of an elongated coin boxinsertible in and removable from the vending machine and having 130 anend upstanding at substantially right angles thereto for locationexterior to the vending machine, said upstanding end having anupstanding rear partition with an elongated slot therein to receive theprojecting lip of the coin chute and of a width and height above the lipreceiving portion to pass a coin of proper size discharging from thecoin chute.

4. A11 insertible and removable coin box for vending machines having aportion arranged to be located outside of the machine and anotherportion inside of the machine, the outside portion having a normallyvisible compartment for the initial reception of COlIlS from the vendingmachine, and a yield able member for receiving the coins and directingthem into the other part of the WILLIAM ISAAC RAVERT.

Witnesses HARRY M. CARTER, STEPHEN ELLIOTT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 0! Patents, Washington, D. G.

